Geronimo Pena vs. Buddy Black — Matchup Analysis
Buddy Black has completely neutralized Pena in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Black. Pena's numbers against Black tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.472, 39% below the career mark of 0.772, with a batting average of just 0.250, 5% below their career average and below Black's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Pena striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Black. Edge: Black.
How Geronimo Pena put the ball into play against Buddy Black
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Buddy Black to Geronimo Pena
Matchup Details for Geronimo Pena and Buddy Black
Stats that describe the matchup between Geronimo Pena and Buddy Black including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Geronimo Pena Career Plate Appearances
1170
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced
8627
In this matchup
0.250
Geronimo Pena Career Batting Average
0.262
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
0
Geronimo Pena Career Home Runs
30
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed
217
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Geronimo Pena Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.030
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Geronimo Pena Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.113
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Geronimo Pena Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.118
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.209
In this matchup
0.250
Geronimo Pena Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.318
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
0
Geronimo Pena Career Hit By Pitch
22
Buddy Black Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Geronimo Pena Career Intentional Walks
3
Buddy Black Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
1
Geronimo Pena Career Strikeouts
255
Buddy Black Career Strikeouts Thrown
1039
In this matchup
9.000
Geronimo Pena Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.590
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.303
In this matchup
0.000
Geronimo Pena Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Geronimo Pena Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.325
Buddy Black Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Geronimo Pena Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
1
Geronimo Pena Career Sacrifice Flies
13
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
0
Geronimo Pena Career Ground into Double Play
11
Buddy Black Career Double Plays Enabled
160
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0